Military Sealift Command Relies on Unisys to Help Ensure Prompt, Accurate Pay for Mariners.BLUE BELL, Pa. -- The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command A major command of the US Navy, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated common-user sealift transportation services to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a global basis. Also called MSC. See also transportation component command. (MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. ) Atlantic Area of Responsibility, known as Sealift Logistics Command, Atlantic (SEALOGLANT SEALOGLANT Sealift Logistics Command, Atlantic (US Navy) ), N6, has awarded Unisys Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UIS (graphics, programming) UIS - A VMS graphics programming interface package for VAXstations. ) a contract to provide maintenance and enhancements of the MSC's applications used to support daily operations of the command. The contract was awarded in June; work began in August. Applications for which MSC requires support include the Unified Civilian-Mariner Payroll System (UCPS UCPS Union County Public Schools (North Carolina) UCPS Unión de Colonias de la Puerta Sur (Jalisco, Mexico) ); the Department Heads' Afloat Management System; (DHAMS) the Custody Material Receipt System (CRMS CRMS Colorado Rocky Mountain School CRMS Customer Relationship Management System CRMS Certified Residential Mortgage Specialist (National Association of Mortgage Brokers) CRMS Castle Rock Middle School ); and Ships' Historical Ports and Dates and Mariner Service History (SHIPS). Unisys will maintain archive data for the primary application, UCPS, in an accessible format, allowing for impromptu reporting and retroactive pay changes for the MSC civilian mariners. The time-and-materials contract is for one base year plus three one-year options, exercisable at the government's discretion. The estimated value of the base year is $1,297,000. If the government exercises all options, the total value to Unisys is estimated to be $5,358,000. About MSC Military Sealift Command is the ocean transportation provider for the Department of Defense with the responsibility of providing strategic sealift and ocean transportation for all military forces overseas. MSC is a U.S. Navy command and is one of three component commands reporting to the joint service U.S. Transportation Command, known as USTRANSCOM USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command . About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.com. Forward-looking statements Any statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. All forward-looking statements rely on assumptions and are subject to uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. In particular, statements in this release regarding the value of the base year and the option years of the contract are based on the assumption that the government will order the estimated number of labor hours. Further, since contracts with governmental entities are terminable before the end of their terms and are subject to the availability of funding, the contract value is not guaranteed. Additional discussion of factors that could affect Unisys future results is contained in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. RELEASE NO.: 0927/8581 http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/09278581.htm Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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